Diraz

Diraz

Diraz (Arabic: الدراز‎) is a village on the north west coast of Bahrain. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Bar-bar and north of Bani Jamra. It is a predominantly Shia village.

Yusuf Al Bahrani (1695–1772), who led the revival of Akhbari thought within Shia Islam in the Eighteenth century, was a native of the village.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Juan Cole, Sacred Space and Holy War, IB Tauris, 2007 p67

External links

Coordinates: 26°13′N 50°28′E / 26.217°N 50.467°E / 26.217; 50.467

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